OLB Derek Largent was practicing with the second team Wednesday, his right knee still strapped in a brace. He looked a little stiff -- though from the look of that sturdy brace, I think anyone would look stiff running with it.

Still, Rocky Long said Largent looked better on Wednesday than he did Saturday. The doctors have cleared him to play, but Largent will be a game time decision based on how he feels on Saturday. He sprained the PCL in his right knee against Eastern Illinois, and the original prognosis was that he'd be out two to four weeks. This Saturday will mark three weeks since the injury.

Running back Adam Muema moved well in practice, and didn't appear bothered by his low ankle sprain at all. "He looks like he's back to being himself again," said tight end Adam Roberts. "Today he was flying around. He looked ready."

Tight end action?

With Quinn Kaehler in at quarterback in the second half against Ohio State, the Aztecs' tight ends finally saw some action in the passing game. Roberts caught a 17-yard pass, and Robert Craighead had two receptions for 21 yards.

But the emergence of the tight ends doesn't really correlate to the change of signal caller.

"I think we got all our catches off play action," Roberts said. "Later on in the Ohio State game, we were able to get the running game going. So once we got the running game going, we were able to use the pass, whereas Eastern Illinois, we really couldn't run the ball, so a lot of it was just straight dropback passes."

The new quarterback does, however, seem to do a couple other things exceptionally well.

"I think he's got really good accuracy when it comes to those deep throws you've got to put on a line, those comebacks and out routes,"

.... Freshman LB Calvin Munson in action against Oregon State. Long said Munson was supposed to play on special teams against Ohio State, but the very next day after the coaches told him he would be playing, Munson took a hit to the head in practice on special teams the next day and even though it wasn't a concussion, he was kept out of the game as a precaution. He's good to go now though.